Sept. 26, 2017, Virden, Man. - A blaze that destroyed three buildings and damaged a fourth in downtown Virden is being investigated as "suspicious," says the local fire chief. CBC News reports. | READ MORE

Sept. 26, 2017, Vancouver - As British Columbia's worst wildfire season on record comes to an end, several B.C. politicians, government workers and members of the media suited up in firefighter's gear in Vancouver on Monday, to learn how to put out fires and perform auto extrication. CBC News reports. | READ MORE

Sept. 26, 2017, Winnipeg - A Winnipeg firefighter and jiu-jitsu instructor has been arrested after three girls, who were between 12 to 18 years-old when they met him, accused him of incidents of sexual abuse spanning the past 16 years. Manuel Ruiz, 52, faces a slew of charges, including sexual assault of a child, forcible confinement and luring a child. CBC News reports. | READ MORE

Sept. 25, 2017, Montreal - Montreal firefighters spent much of Sunday evening battling flames at a condominium complex in Pierrefonds. At least 75 firefighters worked to extinguish the flames under sweltering conditions. Three firefighters suffered heat stroke and had to be transported to hospital. CTV News reports. | READ MORE

Sept. 25, 2017, Ottawa - An investigation continues into a stubborn three-alarm fire that caused $1.5 million in damage to a Canada Post building on Saturday morning. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE

Sept. 25, 2017, Calgary - Four people, including a child, were sent into the water on Saturday when a Calgary police boat flipped in the Bow River, according to police. Global News reports. | READ MORE

Sept. 22, 2017, Lethbridge, Alta. - Firefighters in Lethbridge were able to contain a fire in a scrap pile at National Salvage on Thursday afternoon that sent plumes of thick, black smoke into the air. CTV News reports. | READ MORE

Sept. 21, 2017, Vancouver - For the first time in nearly three months, all wildfire evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted in British Columbia as the province begins to recover from its worst wildfire season on record.

The Cariboo Regional District and Thompson-Nicola Regional District say final alerts affecting southern Interior properties have been rescinded.

The alerts were lifted as the BC Wildfire Service reported a 1,900-square kilometre blaze that broke out near Ashcroft on July 6 and burned almost 100 kilometres northward is 85 per cent contained.

A news release from the Cariboo Regional District says with the entire region deemed ''all clear,'' its emergency operations centre will close, effective at noon.

The Regional District of East Kootenay lifted its final evacuation orders and alerts on Monday, three days after the B.C. government rescinded a provincewide state of emergency that went into effect in early July.

Fourteen wildfires of note still blaze within the Southeast, Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres but the wildfire service says cooler weather has allowed crews to make good progress containing flames that have scorched over 12,000 square kilometres of timber since April 1.

An off-road vehicle ban covering central and southeastern B.C. was removed Wednesday but campfire bans in those areas remain in effect until further notice.

More than $510 million has been spent fighting fires that, at the height of the disaster, chased almost 50,000 people from their communities.

Sept. 21, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. - For 76 days, the Elephant Hill wildfire stoked fear and dread in B.C. residents. Now, it is no longer considered a threat to any properties, according to a statement from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. CBC News reports. | READ MORE